In cooperation with Sino-German Industrial Services zone（Sanlongwan）

Date：2020.10.17-10.25

Artists: Marc Schmitz    YUAN Shun    WU Zhe     HUANG Weihua    LEI Jianzhong

Host：Sino-German Industrial Services zone

Co-organizer：InterCulture

InterCulture curated the public art exhibition "Conservation of Happiness" and the opening ceremony for the Sino-European Culture Week in Foshan. We combined various forms of fine and performing arts, exploring the impact of human behavior on the environment and the relationship between environmental protection and happiness. The Deputy Director General of Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office, the Mayor of Foshan and the Consuls General of six European countries jointly opened the event.

Artists：

· Marc Schmitz (马可·施密茨): 

Marc Schmitz is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin. Marc Schmitz works as an artist and curator in the media of painting, installation, object, video and land art. His art has been exhibited around the world, is represented in private and public collections and has received numerous international honors. He is the founder of the Land Art Mongolia Biennial, for which he has served as artistic director since 2010.

· 袁顺 (YUAN Shun):  

Yuan Shun，born in Shanghai in 1961. In 1983, he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Beijing PLA Academy of Arts. He used to be a tutor at the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. Yuan Shun’s work includes photography, installation, video and performance arts. He is trained in Chinese painting, but his military experience also plays an important role in his work. Much of his work revolves around themes of landscapes, cities and architecture, for example he creates models of landscapes, natural blends, traces of human intervention and surreal elements, photographing them or integrating them into video installations.